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THE great French chef Paul Bocuse, dismissing what he saw as young chefs' excessive efforts to be creative, once told me there were already "300 ways to cook carrots, so we don't need more."
If he looked around today, he might think again, or at least increase his tally by a few hundred. At the Boston restaurant Clio, Ken Oringer is serving an entree of heirloom carrots cooked in goat butter and topped with hay that is then ignited. At Stella Rossa Pizza Bar in Santa Monica, Calif., Jeff Mahin salt-roasts carrots, as one might a fish, and dresses them with a Burgundy-mustard vinaigrette, a dish that customers often order to share along with pizza, as a main course.
Carrots, those little spark plugs in a salad or a stew, have suddenly become an engine driving restaurant menus. Chefs across the country are showcasing handsome, meaty specimens in a rainbow of colors, dressed and garnished without a sliver of meat or fish. Well, maybe a touch of bacon.
"People are feeling more comfortable with having something like carrots in the center of the plate," said Dan Kluger, the executive chef at ABC Kitchen in New York, where a salad of roasted carrots and avocado has become one of his most popular, and imitated, dishes.
Troy Guard, the chef and owner of TAG in Denver, makes a carrot taco that puts the root vegetable through its paces, with a carrot tortilla and a filling of braised carrots, a salad of raw carrots and cilantro, and guacamole.
"Last year brussels sprouts were really huge," he said. "Now it's carrots."
Why carrots? Chefs point out that vegetables in general are gaining favor as more Americans try to eat healthier. Carrots have the added advantages of being familiar, attractive, versatile and available just about everywhere.
"Everybody likes carrots," Mr. Guard said. "You can use them cooked or raw, the colors are great and I can get lots of varieties from local farms."
Roasting, braising, grilling and more extreme forms of culinary invention, typically applied to a pristine slab of hamachi or a rosy duck breast, are now directed at piles of freshly dug carrots.
As good cooks know, "freshly dug" is as important for carrots as "diver" is for sea scallops. Supermarket carrots are fine for the soup pot, but nothing beats local varieties when carrots really count. Cooks prowling in a farmers' market won't find many vegetables as eye-catching as bunches of white, yellow, orange, red and purple carrots, from slender minis to knobby standard sizes, with chunky Thumbelinas in between.
Then there is the rich, deep flavor of a fresh carrot, especially this time of year. Carrots, it turns out, have their seasons.
"Summer carrots are not as good as fall carrots," said Alex Paffenroth, who grows them in Warwick, N.Y., in the Hudson Valley, and sells them in New York City Greenmarkets. "They get sweeter in colder weather."
Mr. Paffenroth said the mucky earth of upstate New York was better for carrots than the sandy soils in California and Arizona, which require constant irrigation. Though he lost most of last year's crop to Tropical Storm Irene, he said, this year's is exceptional, and more chefs are buying his carrots.
A number of chefs, including Jimmy Bradley of the Harrison and April Bloomfield of the Spotted Pig, use the roots in salads, often with a dusting of seeds or nuts and a creamy dairy topping like yogurt or cheese. At Empellón Cocina, Alex Stupak serves roasted carrots slathered with mole poblano and topped with yogurt and watercress, a dish he says is always in demand.
"I never thought one of my signature dishes would be carrots," he said. "The sweetness of the carrots perfectly balances the bitterness and astringency of the mole."
Like many chefs, Mr. Stupak does not peel his carrots, but simply scrubs them. "These days the skin is pleasantly thick, like sweet potato," he said.
And many cooks have found that the vegetable's dense texture makes it a fine substitute for meat. At Swine, Phil Conlon offers spiced carrot mousse as a vegetarian option on a charcuterie platter. Carrots are famously ground into tartare, at the table, at Eleven Madison Park.
Jason Fox at Commonwealth restaurant in San Francisco said the vegetable also pairs well with red wine. Lately, Mr. Fox has been roasting carrots on cedar paper and serving them with a carrot-top pesto. Several other chefs find that even the feathery tops are worth using as an herb in dressings and sauces to drizzle on carrot salads or pasta dishes.
Carrots can start with the crudités and the pickle jar, and carry on through appetizers, salads, entrees and even dessert. Though carrot cakes have been popular for decades and sweet carrot halvah is an Indian staple, chefs like Seth Siegel-Gardner and Terrence Gallivan at Provisions, in Houston, are making carrot ice cream and cotton candy. David Bouley is using carrot powder as a sweetener in pastries like macarons and dacquoises.
Mr. Guard, creator of the carrot taco, put it best: "Carrots are universal."


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Archive - May 9, 2013
Bigotry in the halls of power
Please read this article about the experience of a woman with dark skin at the White House Press Correspondent's dinner. I hear people so often say there is no bigotry any more, that it is all in people's imagination. The assertion is so insanely false--just ask anybody with brown skin for a story--but people continue to insist that they know better than those who actually have experienced the bigotry. That is offensive. Denying the experience of people is always offensive. And treating people in this manner is sick.
On the positive side, the Minnesota House today voted in favor of marriage equality. In my opinion, the whole matter should have been decided by a low-level clerk in some office in St. Paul years ago. But no, we have to have two years of political circus. Now, it will be forgotten. In two years, completely forgotten.

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Rural England plays a significant role in the economy of the United Kingdom, but an even larger social and cultural role. And it is unique among OECD regions, in that it is geographically compact, with rural inhabitants generally no more than a half hour's drive from an urban area. There is thus a vast amount of interaction between rural and urban populations in England.
England's rural population is, on average, doing better than the urban population across a broad range of socio-economic indicators. Nevertheless, rural England is also struggling with pockets of poverty and social exclusion, difficulties in maintaining access to high quality public services, an ageing population, and, most importantly, a widespread shortage of affordable housing.
The government has adopted mainstreaming as its rural policy strategy. The objective of mainstreaming is to ensure that people in rural England have access to the same policies and programmes as those available in urban England. While mainstreaming is an attractive policy approach, especially in a country with strong rural-urban interactions such as England, it has proved challenging to implement. This report examines the mainstreaming policy response as applied to rural England and suggests ways to increase its effectiveness.
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Mainstreaming recognises that there are differences between urban and rural communities, but is founded upon the certainty that the basic requirements of all types of community are fundamentally the same – everyone needs a high quality local environment, a decent home, a good education system, and access to good healthcare and other public services.
Source: OECD (2009), England Background Report.
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i can figure out that according to your excel document i need a 5000 ohm(5 kohm) to reach the maximum voltage thing, so if i did 5/(34,000/5,000+1) i get .64...... volts which on a digital pin would return true, and it would say my object is blueish.is that right?
also, for more correct color sensing, after i flashed each color, would i flash color combinations?eg.. Blue | Red| Green | Blue Red | Red Green| Green blue| Red Blue Green|and then just compare all of the results?
Its basic 9th grade algebra, serious Tongue
lol, still confused, so im special enough to have to change your entire chart(that is supposed to make it easier)?
algebra was eighth grade. we had geometry in ninth
also, if i used a 100 kohm resistor my voltage goes up....34,000/100,000=.34.34+1=1.345/1.34= 3.7313.7 volts is over the 0 and 1's needed for digital pins
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The days of deals on foreclosures appear numbered, one analysis indicates.
A new look at foreclosure discounts by the website Zillow found that the price difference between a foreclosed house and one sold outside of foreclosure was just 7.7 percent nationally in September.
That foreclosure discount fell from 9.1 percent in September of last year.
It's also a big difference from the days of the worst of the economic crisis, when people buying foreclosed homes could expect a discount of 23.7 percent from the price of non-foreclosures in August 2009.
The reason is that home prices have fallen so much that buyers are now willing to pay market value or near market value in some of the most competitive regions.
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Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.
Helen Keller
Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships.
Michael Jordan
The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team.
Phil Jackson
Trust is knowing that when a team member does push you, they're doing it because they care about the team."
Patrick Lencioni
On our own, we are marshmallows and dried spaghetti, but together we can become something bigger.
B. Cook
We're a team. It's part of our job to help each other out, and to forgive each other quickly. Otherwise, we'd never get anything done.
Jeramey Kraatz
In a team setting, leadership is shared by a community of people, which counters the tendency for pastors to form congregations in their own images.
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The secret to teamwork is an outward mindset.
Steve Young
Organisations are innovating quicker than ever. Your members need to excel from being a team player to a team builder.
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Patrick Lencioni
Be a team player, not a bandwagon jumper.
Aaron Lauritsen
Snowflakes are one of nature's most fragile things, but just look what they can do when they stick together."
Vesta M. Kelly
There is no need to tell someone how to do his job if you have properly trained your team.
Dick Winters
Progress has a steep price. Success has an even steeper price. Your team won't be willing to pay it if you aren't willing to pay it.
T Jay Taylor
It is great to do what you love but greater with the great team.
Lailah Gifty Akita
You can't do it better without teamwork.
Ogwo David Emenike
A team is a reflection of its leader
Sunday Adelaja
I believe a leader is inspired by his/her team to lead them.
Unarine Ramaru
A team's inspiration comes from individuals' aspirations. The combined quality of individual passions makes a team's impact to excel. When you are in a team, play a part!
Israelmore Ayivor
Great teams do not hold back with one another. They are unafraid to air their dirty laundry. They admit their mistakes, their weaknesses, and their concerns without fear of reprisal.
Patrick Lencioni
A good class is a good team,learn to work together.
Phil Mitchell
Just like the cast of a great movie and the career of great athletes few success stories are a one man show. Build your team and grow.
Rasheed Ogunlaru
I want to be part of the happiness team – let's create the happiness team – from love, not greed, love of life & our planet, true & free.
Jay Woodman
Leadership is not about your ambition. It is about bringing out the ambitions of your team
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Never quit or give up on your teammates because they will give up and quit on you.
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Good team and network promotes amazing results.
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If you can dream it up, you can team it up.
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Teamwork: I find it fascinating that a snowflake, by itself, can be so delicate; but when they team-up, they can close-down an entire city.
Steve Maraboli
There is no team without the individual members; an individual can never be a team.
Michael Joling
Of what need is teamwork without a common goal?
Ogwo David Emenike
Teamwork: Easier Said than Done
Nauman Faridi
Teamwork is the secret that make common people achieve uncommon result.
Ifeanyi Enoch Onuoha
Teamwork makes the dream work
Bang Gae
Don't listen to a man who says we have to work together as a team. He means we have to work as he says."
C.J. Langenhoven
Team spirit promotes greater accomplishment.
Lailah Gifty Akita
In teamwork, silence isn't golden. It's deadly.
Mark Sanborn
The ratio of We's to I's is the best indicator of the development of a team
Lewis B. Ergen
A group is a bunch of people in an elevator. A team is a bunch of people in an elevator, but the elevator is broken!
Bonnie Edelstein
The way a team plays as a whole determines its success. You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars in the world, but if they don't play together, the club won't be worth a dime.
Babe Ruth
The secret is to work less as individuals and more as a team. As a coach, I play not my eleven best, but my best eleven.
Knute Rockne
The main ingredient of stardom is the rest of the team.
John Wooden
I love teamwork. I love the idea of everyone rallying together to help me win
Jarod Kintz
The best teamwork comes from men who are working independently toward one goal in unison.
JC Penny
Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision.
Andrew Carnegie
Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is success.
Henry Ford
The nice thing about teamwork is that you always have others on your side.
Margaret Carty
When your team is winning, be ready to be tough, because winning can make you soft. On the other hand, when you team is losing, stick by them. Keep believing.
Bo Schembechler
If a team is to reach its potential, each player must be willing to subordinate his personal goals to the good of the team.
Bud Wilkinson
Finding good players is easy. Getting them to play as a team is another story.
Casey Stengel
A group becomes a team when each member is sure enough of himself and his contribution to praise the skills of others.
Norman Shidle
Individual commitment to a group effort — that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work.
Vince Lombardi
To me, teamwork is the beauty of our sport, where you have five acting as one. You become selfless.
Mike Krzyzewski
Unity is strength. . . when there is teamwork and collaboration, wonderful things can be achieved.
Mattie Stepanek
If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself.
Henry Ford
I invite everyone to choose forgiveness rather than division, teamwork over personal ambition.
Jean-Francois Cope
A successful team is a group of many hands and one mind.
Bill Bethel
Good teams incorporate teamwork into their culture, creating the building blocks for success.
Ted Sundquist
None of us is as smart as all of us.
Ken Blanchard
No individual can win a game by himself.
It is literally true that you can succeed best and quickest by helping others to succeed.
Napoleon Hill
People achieve more as a result of working with others than against them
Dr. Allan Fromme
Teamwork. A few harmless flakes working together can unleash an avalanche of destruction
Justin Sewell
There is no 'I' in team but there is in win.
Michael Jordan
A leader must inspire or his team will expire
Orrin Woodward
Teams share the burden and divide the grief.
Doug Smith
With an enthusiastic team you can achieve almost anything.
Tahir Shah
Many of us are more capable than some of us, but none of us is as capable as all of us.
Tom Wilson
A single leaf working alone provides no shade.
Chuck Page
Individually, we are one drop. Together, we are an ocean
Ryunosuke Satoro
No matter how brilliant your mind or strategy, if you're playing a solo game, you'll always lose out to a team
Reid Hoffman
There's nothing wrong with staying small. You can do big things with a small team
Jason Fried
Teamwork is the lynchpin in our long term success
Ned Lautenbach
Team members who feel threatened but who are not aware of it become rigid — and that stops teamwork
Will Schutz
Teamwork is so important that it is virtually impossible for you to reach the heights of your capabilities or make the money that you want without becoming very good at it.
Brian Tracy
Either we're a team or we aren't. Either you trust me or you don't
Ally Carter
To collaborative team members, completing one another is more important than competing with one another.
John C. Maxwell
It doesn't take strength to win. It takes the true heart of the team to win.
Emily Voyles
Teamplayer: Once who unites others toward a shared destiny through sharing information and ideas, empowering others and developing trust
Dennis Kinlaw
Build for your team a feeling of oneness, of dependence on one another and of strength to be derived by unity.
Vince Lombardi
Great teamwork is the only way we create the breakthroughs that define our careers.
Pat Riley
When a team outgrows individual performance and learns team confidence, excellence becomes a reality.
Joe Paterno
Many hands make light work.
John Heywood
Individual commitment to a group effort – that is what makes a team work.
Vincent Lombardi
Teamwork is so important that it is virtually impossible for you to reach the heights of your capabilities or make the money that you want without becoming very good at it.
Brian Tracy
The greatest danger a team faces isn't that it won't become successful, but that it will, and then cease to improve.
Mark Sanborn
There's nothing greater in the world than when somebody on the team does something good, and everybody gathers around to pat him on the back.
Billy Martin
In order to have a winner, the team must have a feeling of unity; every player must put the team first-ahead of personal glory
Paul Bear Bryant
Most teams aren't teams at all but merely collections of individual relationships with the boss. Each individual vying with the others for power, prestige and position.
Douglas McGregor
Teams are successful when they are focused, have a short cycle time, and are supported by the executives.
Tom Bouchard
Conflict is inevitable in a team … in fact, to achieve synergistic solutions, a variety of ideas and approaches are needed. These are the ingredients for conflict.
Susan Gerke
Great Things in Business are never done by one person. They're done by a team of people
Steve Jobs
The challenge of every team is to build a feeling of oneness, of dependence on one another because the question is usually not how well each person performs, but how well they work together.
Vince Lombardi
When a gifted team dedicates itself to unselfish trust and combines instinct with boldness and effort–it is ready to climb.
Pat Riley
The best method of overcoming obstacles is the team method
General Colin Powell
One man can be a crucial ingredient on a team, but one man cannot make a team.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
It's easy to figure out who isn't a team player. They'll constantly remind the coach just how good they are.
Brian G. Jett
All the successful teams I've ever seen have three characteristics: They play unselfish, they play together, and they play hard.
Larry Brown
Individuals don't win. Teams do
Sam Walton
The best teams have chemistry. They communicate with each other and they sacrifice personal glory for a common goal.
Dave DeBusschere
Teams that play together beat those with superior players who play more as individuals.
Jack Ramsay
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An infant's physical development infant begins at the head, then moves to other parts of the body (for example, sucking comes before sitting, which comes before walking).
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Primitive reflexes include:
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Crying is a very important way to communicate. By the baby's third day of life, mothers can tell their own baby's cry from that of other babies. By the first month of life, most parents can tell if their baby's cry means hunger, pain, or anger. Crying also causes a nursing mother's milk to letdown (fill the breast).
The amount of crying in the first 3 months varies in a healthy infant, from 1 - 3 hours a day. Infants who cry more than 3 hours a day are often described as having colic. Colic in infants is rarely due to a problem with the body and usually stops by 4 months of age.
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Newborn behavior is based on six states of consciousness:
Healthy babies with a normal nervous system can move smoothly from one state to another. Heart rate, breathing, muscle tone, and body movements are different in each state.
Many bodily functions are not stable in the first months after birth. This is normal and differs from infant to infant. Stress and stimulation can affect:
Periodic breathing, in which breathing starts and stops again, is normal and is not a sign of sudden infant death syndrome ( SIDS). Some infants will vomit or spit up after each feeding, but have nothing physically wrong with them. They continue to gain weight and develop normally.
Other infants grunt and groan while making a bowel movement but produce soft, blood-free stools, and their growth and feeding are good. This is due to immature abdominal muscles used for pushing and does not need to be treated.
Sleep/wake cycles vary and do not stabilize until a baby is 3 months old. These cycles occur in random intervals of 30 - 50 minutes at birth and gradually increase as the infant matures. By age 4 months, most infants will have one 5-hour period of uninterrupted sleep per day.
Breast-fed infants will feed about every 2 hours. Formula-fed infants should be able to go 3 hours between feedings. During periods of rapid growth, they may feed more often.
You don't need to give a baby water. In fact, it could be dangerous. An infant who is drinking enough will produce 6 - 8 wet diapers in a 24-hour period. Teaching the infant to suck a pacifier or his or her own thumb provides comfort between feedings.
Safety is very important for infants. Base safety on the child's developmental stage. For example, around age 4 - 6 months, the infant may begin to roll over. Therefore, be very careful while the baby is on the changing table.
Consider the following important safety tips:
Kimmel SR, Ratliff-Schaub K. Growth and development. In: Rakel RE. Textbook of Family Medicine. 8th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 23.
Feigelman S. The first year. In: Kliegman RM, Behrman RE, Jenson HB, Stanton BF, eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 19th Ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 108.


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We just took possession of this DonQ liveried Porsche Boxster racer, which I have affectionately dubbed "Yellow Submarine". Upon first inspection this Boxster has properly shed all hair-dresser-lady-car connotations. Stripped interior, full roll-cage, exposed shifter, race wheel and seat, fire suppression, the works.
This will not be a CCC fleet car, but we are planning to get it out on the track as soon as the weather gets warm. I say "we" optimistically, in hopes that my boss will read this and maybe, maybe, let me drive it. Probably not. But maybe.
Ethan and I were sent over to check out some smoke coming off the motor. Ethan did the fixin', I did the filmin', and revvin'. Turns out it just needs a coolant overflow bottle; I think a DonQ bottle would be fitting, if we could find a plastic one.
Hopefully in a few months we'll have some video of this thing duking it out on track with our E30 M3, '74 911, Ariel Atom, and Spec Miatas.
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Alexander Wang Marion Prisma Bag
Alexander Wang has cool designs, you know, we just showcased the Alexander Wang Fall Winter 2015 Bag Collection Preview. And the latest Dumbo Backpack or the Bucket Bag. But if you want to taste the most delicious of the delicious, we need to take you back in time. Way back when the Alexander Wang Marion Bag was just released.
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I had no idea I could like shaker pegs so much but the simple legs on these tables and
stools are gorgeous. Created in a way that eliminates wasted materials, these simple
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Parc Lafontaine (in English, Lafontaine Park) is a 36-hectare urban park located in Montreal's Plateau Mont-Royal district. Named in honour of Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine, features include two linked ponds with a fountain and waterfalls; the Théâtre de Verdure open-air venue; the Calixa-Lavallée cultural centre, as well as playing fields and tennis courts.
Outdoor swimming pools are a popular attraction during Montreal's hot summer, followed by outdoor ice skating in winter. A children's zoo ceased operations in 1989. Bike paths run along the park's western and northern edges.
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As residents add up the damage from Isaac's nonstop rain, a half a million are still living without power. NBC's Gabe Gutierrez reports.
Updated at 8:30 p.m. ET: Hundreds of thousands of people in Louisiana on Friday suffered in humid heat due to power outages caused by Isaac, while tornado alerts were issued for five other states as the system moved slowly into the central U.S.
By Friday evening, four tornadoes were reported in southwest Illinois and one in Missouri, all with minimal damage. Watches were also issued for parts of Arkansas, Kentucky, Missouri and Tennessee.
In Louisiana, Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney toured the New Orleans area, saying he wanted to understand the extent of devastation and "obviously to draw some attention ... so that people around the country know that people down here need help."
The White House earlier announced that President Barack Obama will tour damaged Louisiana areas on Monday. Jindal said he invited the president and that the head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency had already visited.
A man, forced to abandon his sailboat during Tropical Storm Isaac, is now trying to find the vessel. WPMI's Darwin Singleton reports.
"We're not talking politics," Jindal, a Republican, said at an Isaac briefing Friday. "We're thrilled to have both these leaders here."
Related: Romney tours storm-damaged Jefferson Parish
Isaac crawled into the nation's midsection Friday, leaving a soggy mess along the Louisiana and Mississippi coasts.
It will be a few days before the soupy brown water recedes and people forced out of flooded neighborhoods can return home.
And the damage may not be done. Up to 50,000 people in Tangipahoa Parish were given an evacuation order Thursday when water from Isaac -- which by late afternoon had weakened to a tropical depression -- threatened to overwhelm a dam across the state line in Mississippi.
By late Thursday, the Percy Quin State Park dam, located about 100 miles north of New Orleans, was no longer an imminent threat, dam safety engineer Dusty Myers said.
Connie Uddo was devastated when her home was devoured by Katrina, but she faced the damage head-on by establishing a volunteer organization to help people rebuild. Now that same nonprofit is helping Isaac's victims. NBC's Kate Snow reports.
Crews worked into the night to repair the dam and earlier created a slow release of water to ease pressure on the earthen structure.
The storm caused anywhere from $700 million to $2 billion in insured onshore losses, disaster modeler AIR Worldwide said late Thursday. That would still leave Isaac well outside the 10 most costly U.S. hurricanes.
New Orleans' Audubon Park recorded 18.7 inches of rain in a 24-hour period -- exceeding all records dating back to 1871, said Jeff Masters of Weather Underground. Many other locations in Louisiana and Mississippi logged more than 10 inches of rain.
In Arkansas, power lines were downed and trees knocked over as Isaac moved north into the state.
Slidell, a town of about 27,000 people northeast of New Orleans, took the brunt of a storm surge from Lake Pontchartrain, which left some neighborhoods under about a foot of water.
NBC's Thanh Truong reports from Louisiana where Hurricane Isaac knocked out power to many portions of the state's Gulf Coast.
"You'd have never made me believe a Category 1 would dump this much water," said Sam Caruso, 71, a former mayor of Slidell who toured the town in his pickup truck on Thursday.
As the flood waters rose, some residents, including Caruso, wondered whether the new federal levee system had shored up New Orleans at the expense of low-lying neighboring parishes outside the system's protection - a debate that is likely to continue.
New Orleans, spared any major damage, lifted its night curfew and returned to its usual liveliness, although it was dampened by heavy humidity.
"I have a battery-operated fan. This is the only thing keeping me going," said Rhyn Pate, a food services worker who sat under the eaves of a porch with other renters on Thursday, making the best of the circumstances. "And a fly swatter to keep the bugs off me — and the most important thing, insect repellent."
Following scores of rescues, widespread flooding and forced evacuations, officials recovered at least two bodies in the wake of Hurricane Isaac. Meanwhile, large parts of Louisiana remain underwater. NBC's Gabe Gutierrez reports.
The heat was getting to Marguerite Boudreaux, 85, in Gretna, a suburb of New Orleans.
"I have a daughter who is an invalid and then my husband is 90 years old, so he's slowing down a lot," she said, red in the face as she stood in the doorway of her house, damp and musky from the lack of air conditioning.
National Guardsmen rescued or escorted more than 3,000 residents, Gov. Jindal said Friday, and more than 1,000 people had to be rescued by boat or high-water vehicles. Some 5,000 people were still in Louisiana shelters Friday.
At least six deaths were attributed to Isaac. A man in Slidell, La., drowned after driving into a ditch where the water was 9 feet deep Thursday night. Two bodies were found inside a flooded home overnight in hard-hit Plaquemines Parish south of New Orleans, officials said overnight. And a Mississippi tow-truck driver was killed when a tree fell on his vehicle, a tree fell on a woman in Waveland, Miss., and a Louisiana man died after falling from a tree as he tried to help a friend.
Related: Isaac pushes gas prices still higher for holiday weekend
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Isaac hit on the seventh anniversary of Katrina, a hurricane that devastated New Orleans and left more than 1,800 dead.
A downgraded Isaac floods coastal communities and forces new evacuations, but levees still hold.
The two storms had little in common. Katrina came ashore as a Category 3 storm, while Isaac was a Category 1 at its peak. Katrina barreled into the state and quickly moved through. Isaac lingered across the landscape at less than 10 mph and wobbled constantly. Because of its sluggishness, Isaac dumped copious amounts of rain. Many people said more water inundated their homes during this storm than during Katrina.
Both storms, however, caused the Mississippi River to flow backward. And both prompted criticism of government officials.
In the case of Isaac, officials' calls for evacuations so long after the storm made landfall caused some consternation.
Jefferson Parish Council President Chris Roberts said forecasters at the National Hurricane Center in Miami need a new way of measuring the danger that goes beyond wind speed.
"The risk that a public official has is, people say, 'Aw, it's a Category 1 storm, and you guys are out there calling for mandatory evacuations,'" Roberts said.
Eric Blake, a specialist at the hurricane center, said that although Isaac's cone shifted west as it zigzagged toward the Gulf Coast, forecasters accurately predicted its path, intensity and rainfall. He did say the storm came ashore somewhat slower than anticipated.
Blake cautioned against using Katrina as a benchmark for flooding during other storms.
"Every hurricane is different," Blake said. "If you're trying to use the last hurricane to gauge your storm surge risk, it's very dangerous."
Some residents in Slidell, Louisiana are contending with several feet of water from Tropical Storm Isaac.
Also Thursday, in southeast Louisiana's Plaquemines Parish, which is outside the federal levee system protecting New Orleans,crews intentionally breached a levee that was strained by Isaac's floodwaters.
In Louisiana alone, the storm cut power to 901,000 homes and businesses, or about 47 percent of the state. That was down to about 30 percent Friday.
Entergy Corp., Louisiana's largest power company, said Isaac knocked out power to nearly 770,000 of its customers in Louisiana, Mississippi and Arkansas. Only three storms have left more customers without power: Hurricanes Katrina (1.1 million), Gustav (964,000) and Rita (800,000), the company said in a news release.
More than 15,000 utility workers began restoring power to customers in Louisiana and Mississippi, but officials said it would be at least two days before power was fully restored.
In Mississippi, several coastal communities struggled with all the extra water, including Pascagoula, where a large portion of the city flooded and water blocked downtown intersections.
High water also prevented more than 800 people from returning to their homes in Bay St. Louis, a coastal Mississippi town that lost most of its business district to Katrina's storm surge.
Isaac killed at least 23 people in Haiti and the Dominican Republic before taking aim at the United States.
The Associated Press and Reuters contributed to this report.
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Thursday, November 30, 2006
Congratulations to Robert Fate & Troy Cook
Baby Shark received one of two Editor's Choice 2007 nominations in the Mystery Genre by All Book Reviews.
Cook's mystery, 47 Rules of Highly Effective Bank Robbers, was the mystery nominee for the All Book Reviewer's Choice Awards.
And, for anyone who loved Baby Shark, here's a sneak preview of the cover of the sequel, Baby Shark's Beaumont Blues.
Look for a review of that here, in the next couple weeks.
Books read in November
Hundred-Dollar Baby - Robert B. Parker - I love Parker's Spenser books, with the witty language and the characters of Spenser and Hawk. In this one, April Kyle returns, twenty years after Spenser helped the teen runaway hook up with a high-class madam. Now, April needs help again.
The Worst Person in the World - Keith Olbermann - One year's worth of commentary from Olbermann's MSNBC TV show.
The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid - Bill Bryson - Idyllic memoir of life in Des Moines, Iowa in the 1950s.
A Final Judgment - Michael A. Black - Third Ron Shade mystery in which the Chicago private investigator takes on two cases without all the facts.
Don't Murder Your Mystery - Chris Roerden - Advice for those who want to write mysteries.
Fools Rush In - Sunny Frazier - Christy Bristol, a police clerk, is abducted by a meth dealer so she can do his horoscope.
G'Day to Die - Maddy Hunter - Tour guide Emily Andrew takes her Iowa senior citizens to Australia, where she suspects a tour member has been murdered.
The Handmaid and the Carpenter - Elizabeth Berg - The story of Mary and Joseph.
Philippine Fever - Bruce Cook - ATF agent Sam haine finds himself in a political mess in the Philippines.
First Impressions - Nora Roberts - Reprint in which two people fall in love, despite their misunderstandings and past.
Still Life - Louise Penny - First mystery. A traditional mystery featuring Chief Inspector Armand Gamache investigating the suspicious death of an elderly woman in a small village in Quebec.
Wednesday, November 29, 2006
Question for new authors
Cornelia Read, author of A Field of Darkness answered, "I don't know if this counts as the most exciting moment, but I think the moment that I was most nervous about that turned out okay was during my first joint signing with Lee Child.
We were at the Poisoned Pen bookstore in Scottsdale, which I had heard so many great things about that just being there was intimidating, much less to be sitting up on a barstool holding a microphone in one hand and a bottle of water in the other in front of a couple of hundred people who were there to see Lee.
He gave me the kindest introduction I could ever have imagined, and was of course totally witty and charming and articulate, and then it was my turn to say something.
I remember thinking, "okay, I now have to open my mouth, so I just hope it's not to throw up AND that I don't make him look totally nuts for having invited me to do this."
I had no idea what I was going to say, and I don't actually remember anything I DID say (something about Lawrence Welk and Jell-O salad?), but the people in the room laughed, and after that I knew it was going to be okay.
That was an amazing day. I still don't quite believe it actually happened.
Of course, the next day at the sublime Murder by the Book in Houston I actually *did* throw up—right before we started the gig there–but luckily it wasn't in front of anyone. Lee especially."
Jim & I were there for that first appearance by Cornelia at The Poisoned Pen. She sold me. I went home, read the book, and raved about it here.
Cornelia Read
Author of A Field of Darkness
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Still Life
Louise Penny's first mystery, Still Life, is the best traditional mystery I've read this year. I even contacted a friend who has been missing Dorothy Simpson's Luke Thanet to tell her she'll appreciate Penny's book. Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of the Sûreté du Quebec is a wonderful character, worthy of taking Thanet's place.
In the small village of Three Pines, there has been no crime, and no need for a police force. When Jane Neal, a retired schoolteacher, is found dead in the woods on Thanksgiving weekend, Gamache and his team is called in to investigate the death. Armand informs the townspeople that they harbor secrets they might not even know, and somewhere in those secrets is the cause of Neal's death.
Gamache, in his mid-50s, is the head of homicide for the province. His lack of cynicism is one reason he might not have risen higher in the force. He's a fascinating man. He's been married for thirty-two years to a wife he trusts with the information about his cases. He has acted as mentor to a number of young people on the force, and has a loyal team working with him. He is not perfect. A subordinate realizes that his fatal flaw may be his desire to help people. Armand Gamache is a kind man, civil even while he investigates a death.
Penny has given us a wonderful new character, and set him down in a fascinating environment. I haven't read about such a self-absorbed village since reading Val McDermid's A Place of Execution. The characters are as intriguing as the setting. Still Life, which won the Arthur Ellis award for best first crime novel, is well-deserving of accolades.
Louise Penny's website is www.louisepenny.com
Still Life by Louise Penny. St. Martin's Minotaur, ©2006, ISBN 0312352557 (hardcover), 312p.
Monday, November 27, 2006
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Sunday, November 26, 2006
First Impressions
Nora Roberts' romance is a reprint of a 1984 publication. In First Impressions, she creates two likeable characters who fall in love, despite their misunderstandings.
Shane Abbott returned home to Western Maryland after her grandmother's death. She inherited the rundown home, which she planned to renovate into a museum and antique shop. When Vance Banning bought the property next door, she hired the unemployed carpenter to work on her house. The bitter, angry man agreed to help, not telling her he was President of Riverton Construction, Inc., a successful company. Banning had been hurt once by his late wife. He never intended to let a woman hurt him again.
Roberts presents an enjoyable, romantic story, with a Christmas ending. It's a pleasant tale for the holiday season.
Nora Roberts' website is www.noraroberts.com
First Impressions by Nora Roberts. Silhouette Books, ©1984, ISBN 0373285388 (hardcover), 301p.
Friday, November 24, 2006
Philippine Fever
Sam Haine feels like he's "in quicksand, sinking fast" in Bruce Cook's first novel. Here is he, a simple agent for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, Homeland Security, tracking a shipment of arms meant for a Texas paramilitary group. He didn't know what he was getting into when he was sent to the Republic of the Philippines.
Haine didn't know the Philippines was a world of payoffs. Everyone is crooked in the world of sex, sin and sales. It's a country where terrorism, the sex trade and gun-running intersect. As Sam's contact in the Philippine National Bureau of Investigation, "Bogie" Lorenzano explained, the country is "Crimes layered on top of other crimes, intersections betweeen different criminal gangs."
Philippine Fever is a fast-paced story of one man's fight in a confusing world he doesn't quite understand. Haine's quest is thwarted by the American government, the CIA, Philippine politicians, and parties who are involved when no one knows it. As Cook takes Sam Haine into this strange world, he takes the reader on the same wild ride. Cook brilliantly brings all the worlds together in a smashing conclusion. After following Haine into the mire of the politics and life in the Philippines, it's almost a relief to have loose ends tied up.
(Side note - Cook's research and knowledge of the Philippines is evident, and very helpful to the reader.)
Bruce Cook's website is www.brucecookonline.com
Philippine Fever by Bruce Cook. Capital Crime Press, ©2006. ISBN 0977627675 (paperback), 288p.
Monday, November 20, 2006
The Handmaid and the Carpenter
Elizabeth Berg's The Handmaid and the Carpenter is one of the most poignant versions of the Christmas story that I've ever read. This beautiful little book is actually the story of Mary and Joseph, their courtship and life together. In Berg's rendition, Mary is 13 and Joseph almost 17 when they fall in love. Joseph was a skillful stonemason, carpenter and woodcarver from a well-off family. Mary's mother knew the prediction of a great destiny for her daughter, a young woman who couldn't read, but loved and honored all of nature. With the other women in her family, she shared gifts of curing and strong perceptive abilities. Joseph didn't understand Mary's deepest nature and her curiousity about the world.
Berg tells the love story of this dissimilar couple. In his heart, Joseph never could understand about Mary's pregnancy, but he loved her enough to wed her and take care of her son. This is a beautiful story of love for the holiday season.
Elizabeth Berg's website is www.elizabeth-berg.net
The Handmaid and the Carpenter by Elizabeth Berg. Random House, ©2006, ISBN 1400065380 (hardcover), 153p.
Saturday, November 18, 2006
G'Day to Die
Tour guide Emily Andrew returns in Maddy Hunter's latest "Passport to Peril" mystery, G'Day to Die. This time, Emily takes her senior citizens from Iowa to Australia. Not only does Emily have to deal with the eleven eccentric travelers, but her life is further complicated by retired Swiss police detective Etienne Miceli and tour director Duncan Lazarus as the two men vie for her affections.
Along with her romantic problems, Emily always suspects the worst when a fellow tourist dies. When she realizes that feuding representatives of cosmetic companies are along on the trip, all fighting over anti-aging cosmetics, she suspects foul play when one woman dies early in the trip.
Maddy Hunter's books are filled with wacky characters from the belligerant owner of a pest control company who collects spiders to Emily's own grandmother, a lottery winner. At times, it's difficult to remember the characters. The plots are all a little outrageous. How many unnatural deaths will one tour guide encounter? Hunter does make each location interesting, with fascinating descriptions. If you enjoy cozy mysteries filled with odd characters, set in interesting locations, you might want to try the "Passport to mystery series.
Maddy Hunter's website is www.maddyhunter.com
G'Day to Die by Maddy Hunter. Pocket Books, ©2006, ISBN 1416523790 (paperback), 288p.
Friday, November 17, 2006
Fools Rush In
I had problems with the original premise of Sunny Frazier's book. Why would an undercover narcotics cop get his ex-girlfriend, a civilian police employee, involved in a case? Not only does James Wolfe, AKA Wolfman, ask Christy Bristol to cast a horoscope for a notorious meth distributor, but he takes her joyriding to deliver the horoscope and balloons. I was afraid I wasn't going to like Christy since she was so susceptible to an expert manipulator.
But, give the book, and Christy, a chance. She's abducted by Lloyd Parr's crew in order to continue to explain his horoscope. In the time she's held captive, she uses her psychic gift to try to manipulate Parr and his gang. She knows she's in danger, and might not survive. She spins her horoscope tales just as Schererazade did, in order to keep herself alive. Despite the filth and terrible conditions she's forced to endure, Christy proves to be a fighter. You'll rapidly turn pages, hoping for Christy's success.
Sunny Frazier took a shaky start, and turned it into a successful story.
Fools Rush In by Sunny Frazier. Wolfmont Publishing, ©2006, ISBN 0977840255 (paperback)
Wolfmont Publishing's website is www.wolfmont.com
Contest winner of Deb Baker's books
Congratulations to Cindy M. of Eden, UT. She's the winner of autographed copies of Deb Baker's Dolled Up for Murder and the ARC of Murder Passes the Buck. Enjoy!
Deb Baker's website is www.debbakerbooks.com
Monday, November 13, 2006
Don't Murder Your Mystery
Chris Roerden, who has been an editor for over forty years, offers advice to those who want to write, and publish, mysteries. She suggests techniques to assist writers in learning the craft. Roerden says, "Your most valuable resource for learning the craft of writing is the work of other authors." She analyzes passages from 130 published crime wriers to demonstrate successful treatment of writing techniques.
I'm not a mystery writer, and I don't intend to write. However, I think Roerden's tools are invaluable to those who want to attract readers, and interest screeners who read manuscripts. If I was planning a mystery, I would grab the opportunity to take Roerden's advice. It's offered with humor and warmth. Roerden wants writers to eliminate mistakes in their manuscripts, mistakes that lead to failure. She doesn't guarantee success. She guarantees that if you follow her suggestions, you'll be working hard, polishing your manuscript, and presenting a work you'll be proud to offer under your name.
Chris Roerden's website is www.bellarosabooks.com/titles.htm
Don't Murder Your Mystery by Chris Roerden. BellaRosaBooks, ©2006. ISBN 1933523131 (paperback), 304p.
Contest for Deb Baker's books
Yesterday, I had the chance to meet Deb Baker at Borders in Phoenix, and she was nice enough to sign a couple books for me so that I could offer them as prizes. I have an autographed copy of Dolled Up for Murder and an autographed ARC (Advanced Readers Copy) of Murder Passes the Buck for one lucky winner.
All you have to do is email me at Email.me!
with the correct answer to this question. What relation is Gretchen Birch, the protagonist of Dolled Up for Murder, to Gertie Johnson from Murder Passes the Buck? The answer can be found on the Oct. 11 review of Dolled Up for Murder. Send me your answer with the Subject: Deb Baker's Books. Include your answer, name and mailing address in the email. At noon (Mountain time) on Friday, Nov. 17, I'll draw the winner. Your books will go out in the mail on Saturday!
Good luck!
Deb Baker's website is www.debbakerbooks.com
Sunday, November 12, 2006
Deb Baker at Borders in Phoenix
I had hoped to get over to hear Deb Baker's presentation at The Poisoned Pen in Scottsdale on Wednesday, but I got caught at work. Instead, Jim and I went to Borders at Biltmore Fashion Square in Phoenix today, where she was signing books. We were lucky enough to catch her in a lull in her book signing. Deb's very warm and friendly, and it was so nice to meet the author of Dolled Up for Murder and Murder Passes the Buck. We just had a few minutes to talk since a woman approached with five copies of Dolled Up for Murder. Hopefully, its Phoenix setting helped with sales. When we left the store, Deb was still surrounded by fans.
Tomorrow, I'll be posting details about a contest for autographed copies of Deb Baker's books.
Deb Baker's website is www.debbakerbooks.com
Picture: Left to right - Deb Baker, Lesa Holstine. Photo taken by Jim Holstine.
Saturday, November 11, 2006
A Final Judgment
Michael A. Black's A Final Judgment is the third novel to feature Ron Shade, a former cop turned private detective in Chicago. Shade is an intriguing character. He's a frugal loner who lives with his three cats, but has the money to be a partner in two businesses, a security firm and a gym. And the gym is his true love, because Shade is a kickboxer who might have one more chance to be the International Heavyweight Kickboxing Champion of the World.
Shade may be a loner, but he's loyal, and hates to disappoint a friend. That's how Shade ends up taking two cases with unreliable clients. When a lawyer who's an old friend asks him to assist with a wrongful death case, it's a last-minute request. The last detective on the case committed suicide, and the high-profile opposing law firm is bringing pressure to settle out of court. Shade doesn't like the pressure. And, he doesn't like the feel of the case.
At the same time, he reluctantly agrees to keep two teenagers apart, at the request of a cop he always disliked. He knows the cop's daughter is more involved than it appears, but he's stymied by her parents at every turn.
Shade is a complicated character dealing with complicated problems. Compliments to Black for such a fascinating character who makes the reader care so much. I never thought I'd care about the preparation for and the competition of a kickboxing competition. Even a reader who is not interested in kickboxing can become intrigued by Shade's world. This strong character has a bleeding heart when it comes to his friends. He also has a bleeding heart when it comes to justice, whether it's justice in the criminal world, or justice when it comes to his friend and manager in the kickboxing world. Shade will always be reaching for justice.
(As a sidenote, Julie Hyzy's investigative reporter, Alex St. James, from Deadly Interest, appears in the final scene of A Final Judgment, just as Shade appears in the final scene of her book. See the October 29 review of Deadly Interest.)
Michael A. Black's website is www.michaelablack.com
A Final Judgment by Michael A. Black. Five Star, ©2006. ISBN 1594144265 (hardcover)
Friday, November 10, 2006
The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid
If you're at all nostalgic for the 1950s, Bill Bryson's memoir is the book for you. He and my husband have the same feeling about that era. "I can't imagine there has ever been a more gratifying time or place to be alive than America in the 1950s. No country had ever known such prosperity."
Bryson was born in 1959 in Des Moines, Iowa. His family was a little better off than most because his parents both worked, his mother as an editor, and his father as a sports reporter for the Des Moines Register. It was a time when people were unsophisticated as to food, but it was a nation free of chain restaurants, so every community had unique restaurants. Bryson discusses the fact that every community was unique as to businesses, restaurants and the communities themselves. He had a solid middle-class life in these years. It was a period in which people were in love with TV and cars. At the same time, they were threatened by nuclear war, polio and Communism. Despite an idyllic childhood, Bryson tells of these threats to the nation's happiness. He himself attacked any threats through his secret identity, the Thunderbolt Kid, a being with the superpower ability to carbonize and eliminate people who impeded his happiness.
Bryson's world was a world of "endearing innocence," and he does his best to share that innocence with his readers.
The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid by Bill Bryson. Broadway Books, ©2006. ISBN 076791936X (hardcover), 270p.
Monday, November 06, 2006
Heads Up!
Next by Michael Crichton
True Evil by Greg Iles
The Cat Who Had 60 Whiskers by Lilian Jackson Braun
Brother Odd by Dean Koontz
Saturday, November 04, 2006
The Worst Person in the World
Nightly on his MSNBC show, Countdown with Keith Olbermann, Olbermann counts down the three people in the news whose stories are offensive or stupid, or as he said, "Those "Worsts" are the mortal enemies of honesty and dignity, of selflessness and class." His latest book contains a year's worth of nominees for "The Worst Person in the World." He selects one person, and 202 strong contenders.
His strongest contenders include Ann Coulter, Rush Limbaugh and the Dept. of Homeland Security. However, there are also numerous people you never heard of. Some of the entries are even so stupid that they become funny. Olbermann's worst person in the world? FOX TV's Bill O'Reilly who was nominated for the honor over thirty times in one year.
My conclusion? There are some pretty stupid fellow human beings out there.
The Worst Person in the World by Keith Olbermann. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. ©2006. ISBN 0470044950 (hardcover), 267p.
Friday, November 03, 2006
Winners of Baby Shark contest
Thanks to Robert Fate, who sent me two additional copies of Baby Shark, there are four winners of the book! Thank you to everyone who entered the contest. The correct answer was: Kristin was 17 when her father was murdered.
Congratulations to these winners! I'll be contacting you for your mailing addresses so I can send your book out to you. I hope you enjoy Baby Shark as much as I did.
Angie G., Longmont, CO
Linda N., Ontario, Canada
Pam N., Hobe Sound, FL
Moyra T., Blaine, WA
Robert Fate's website is www.robertfate.com
Baby Shark by Robert Fate. Capital Crimes Press, ©2006. ISBN 0977627691 (paperback), 270p.
Thursday, November 02, 2006
Hundred-Dollar Baby
I love Robert B. Parker's Spenser character. I have read all thirty-four of the books in that series, including this new release, Hundred-Dollar Baby. I know some people say there isn't much of a plot or much of a mystery. They're right. I love the characters of Spenser and Hawk, and the witty exchanges between the two. I enjoy Spenser's abrupt answers to people who question him. And, I'll always picture Avery Brooks as Hawk.
Twenty years after Spenser met April Kyle, the teenage runaway in the book Ceremony, April returns. Spenser was unable to change her habits, so he set her up with a high-class madam who might at least educate her. April is no longer a street prostitute. She shows up in Boston as the manager of her own high-class all-woman enterprise. However, she turns to Spenser for help, saying some men are trying to take the business away from her.
Spenser, the white knight with a code of chivalry, once again tries to rescue his damsel in distress. It's another wonderful Spenser story with the return of familiar characters. As I said, I love Spenser.
Hundred-Dollar Baby by Robert B. Parker. G.P. Putnam's Sons, ©2006. ISBN 0399153764 (hardcover), 291p.
Wednesday, November 01, 2006
By the Chimney With Care
By the Chimney With Care is a holiday crime story collection edited by Tony Burton. The anthology offers a little for everyone - murder, nostalgia, hauntings. Herschel Cozine kicks off the collection with "The Plight Before Christmas," a crime-ridden takeoff of "The Night Before Christmas." "Popcorn for Christmas" by Debra Gray De Neoux & O'Neil De Noux takes the reader to New Orleans for a sad, lonely story. Readers of Jasper Fforde will appreciate "Murder in Toddler Town" by Rob Rosen. Gary R. Hoffman's Christmas story is haunting. The entire collection of stories of crime during the holidays is a gift to the reader, introducting authors that might be unfamiliar. The authors and publisher are also making an additional holiday present. All proceeds from this enjoyable little collection benefit Toys for Tots.
The holiday season is such a busy time that reading often falls by the wayside. This appropriate collection will offer short, appropriate breaks during the hecticness of the season. By the Chimney With Care will keep you in the holiday spirit.
Wolfmont Publishing's website is www.wolfmont.com
By the Chimney With Care ed. by Tony Burton. Wolfmont Publishing, ©2006. ISBN 0977840239 (Paperback), 208p.
Books read during October
Here's the list of books I read during October.
For One More Day - Mitch Albom - A troubled man gets one more day with his deceased mother.
All Mortal Flesh - Julia Spencer-Fleming - Terrific mystery in which Russ Van Alstyne's wife is found murdered, and he and Rev. Clare Fergusson are the primary suspects.
Wins, Losses, and Lessons - Lou Holtz - Bestseller by the college football coach discussing football and life.
Dolled Up for Murder - Deb Baker - Gretchen Birch's mother disappeared from Phoenix following the murder of a doll collector.
Fantasyland - Sam Walker - Walker spent the 2004 season playing Rotisserie (fantasy) baseball.
Shooting Gallery - Hailey Lind - Annie Kincaid finds the body of a sculptor hanging in a tree. Things go downhill from there is this fun caper.
Paper Woman - Suzanne Adair - During the American Revolution, Sophie Barton, her lover, and her brother, neutral parties, become trapped between warring forces.
Playing God - Kate Flora - A new series introduces Joe Burgess, "the meanest cop in Portland," as he investigates the murder of a doctor disliked by everyone.
Deadly Interest - Julie Hyzy - Alex St. James, a news researcher in Chicago, reluctantly investigates when her neighbor is killed.
By the Chimney With Care - ed. by Tony Burton - Holiday crime anthology.


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6SimS-Sven - Sunday 31/12/2006, 05:51
Master - UTOPiA
Does fairplayness affect each battle in dark corners(except danger room)...its just that many players that got yellow angels things just beside their names...(whatever) always wins against me..anyway i play in danger room for no luck
The Unkown - Sunday 31/12/2006, 10:18
It doesnt those smileys are for there fair play.
6SimS-Sven - Sunday 31/12/2006, 14:00
Master - UTOPiA
Lol i bet u dont understand...yes i know their how each guy is fair to each other
Jericho78 - Tuesday 02/01/2007, 00:09
Master - Malaysian PRIDE squad
I'm not too sure, I kinda have a feeling that the way we play does affect the outcome or what we get after each battle. I think. I mean, compare playing normal with playing evo. The XP and the clintz we get are different, way different. Just my thoughts....
Obey Giant - Tuesday 02/01/2007, 06:04
I dont think so rogueknight,that would just suck as i have a 3% fair play rate (which sucks) lol...which means i would lose like every second battle against those angels..i think we really need admin to sort this question out
Jericho78 - Wednesday 03/01/2007, 00:40
Master - Malaysian PRIDE squad
Another thing, regarding that smiley thing beside your name, I think that refers to the rate of you timing out during a battle. I remember when I first signed up and I got a green smiley or was it the angel one, then it went to a darker shade as I began to timeout due to a slow connection, and then it changed to green again as I reduced the timeouts.....and now due to the APCN2 outage near Taiwan, my percentage went up again. Dang.....
6SimS-Sven - Wednesday 03/01/2007, 16:28
Master - UTOPiA
Timing out?i think not because there many fair play angels who used to timeout(there are some,im not mentioning names)
Jericho78 - Thursday 04/01/2007, 00:38
Master - Malaysian PRIDE squad
Well I know I don't cheat, and I certainly have no idea how someone is able to play unfairly here besides timing out.....and like I said, the less I timeout the smiley changes to green or the angel ones. Isn't it mentioned somewhere in the help section or something?
Jericho78 - Thursday 04/01/2007, 02:21
Master - Malaysian PRIDE squad
OK, I found out without a doubt that the smilies represent the number of timeouts as I have mentioned. If you point your cursor at the smiley in your profile, you will get this message :
"The fair play rating is based on the number of expired battles on your turn versus the total number of properly done battles."
wmd angelo - Thursday 04/01/2007, 03:44
Well, the fact of having a smiley next to your name is only for indicate that you are more(or less) fairplay , it goes with the timeouts0% : the yellow angel, from 1 to 7%(not sure) you're green , then orange and then red (>10), of course it DOES NOT affect the game, it's just an indication for the ppl who want to fight against you( for exemple you can refuse a red 'cause he might timeout), timing out make you losing points (also in ELO mode); thanks jericho you were faster than me


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Business | August 07, 2019
Toyoda Gosei invests in 3D printer Slab
Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd. has decided to invest in Slab Inc. (Kyoto, Japan), a venture company that develops and manufactures plastic 3D printers for faster speed in product development and greater efficiency in low-volume, high-mix manufacturing.
Today, the automotive industry is going through a time of accelerated change, with intensified competition in the development of new CASE technologies. This demands technical innovations in development and production that are not bound by existing frameworks. Plastic 3D printers have begun to be used for this, but applications have been limited due to restrictions in product quality and forming time. With this investment by Toyoda Gosei, the two companies aim to work together to raise the precision and speed of plastic 3D printers. This will both "speed up product development and advance the development of flexible production technology for the efficient manufacturing of low-volume, high-mix products", a press release states. The investment amount of JPY 45 million (EUR 377'000) will give Toyoda Gosei a 6.3% stake in the company.
Vicor ink global distribution agreement with Arrow Vicor Corporation has expanded its Europe, Middle East and Africa relationship with Arrow Electronics, Inc. to a global distribution agreement.
Hemlock Semiconductor acquires DuPont TCS business The Michigan-based provider of ultra-pure polycrystalline silicon announces its acquisition of a DuPont business that makes trichlorosilane (TCS), the primary raw material used in producing the ultra-pure polysilicon HSC supplies to the semiconductor and solar industries.
Huawei opens 5G test centre in Serbia The company has officially opened its latest European centre for innovation and digital development and 5G test lab in Belgrade, Serbia.
First Sensor plans to sell its subsidiaries in USA and France to TE Connectivity Berlin-based First Sensor says it is planning to sell its US-based subsidiary in California, as well as its unit in Paris, France to TE Connectivity.
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Silvaco acquires the assets of Coupling Wave Solutions S.A. EDA software and design IP supplier, Silvaco, has completed its acquisition of the assets of Coupling Wave Solutions S.A. (CWS), including IP, patents, and analysis technologies.
Nvidia / Arm deal dubbed as 'disaster' by Arm-cofounder The news that US-based Nvidia will acquire Arm from SoftBank Group in a USD 40 billion deal has already sparked some backlash within the industry. One of the vocal parties is Arm-cofounder, Hermann Hauser, who called the deal a disaster and said that it should be blocked.
Everlight criminally convicted for misappropriating Seoul Semi trade secrets LED technology supplier, Seoul Semiconductor, says that the Korean Suwon District Court convicted Everlight Electronics of criminal misappropriation of Seoul's trade secrets.
It's official - NVIDIA to acquire Arm for $40 billion NVIDIA and SoftBank have entered into a definitive agreement under which NVIDIA will acquire Arm Limited from SoftBank in a transaction valued at USD 40 billion.
Tower Semi: 'all sites up and running following cyber attack' Tower Semiconductor says that all of its manufacturing sites are operational, and targeting full capability within the next few days, following the recovery from the cyber event a few days ago.
Jenoptik invests in new system from ClassOne Jenoptik has invested in a new Solstice LT electroplating system from semiconductor equipment manufacturer ClassOne Technology. The new system will be used for manufacturing semiconductor material for high-power diode lasers at Jenoptik's semiconductor production facility in Berlin-Adlershof, Germany.
MaxLinear acquires NanoSemi, Inc. MaxLinear, a provider of radio frequency (RF), analog, digital and mixed-signal integrated circuits, has completed the acquisition of NanoSemi, a provider of IP that utilises patented machine learning techniques to improve signal integrity and power efficiency in SoCs, ASICs, and FPGAs used in next-gen communication and AI systems.
Delphi secures major power electronics business win The provider of automotive propulsion systems announces that it has secured a major Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) electrification business, driving profitable long-term growth.
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Yamaichi Electronics' new European factory Japan-based group Yamaichi Electronics has been producing in Frankfurt (Oder), the only manufacturing location of the group in Europe, for almost 15 years. Now production is running out of space.
SnapEDA launches new KiCad plugin to help engineers design electronics faster Today, SnapEDA - a company that helps engineers design electronics faster by removing barriers - is launching a new KiCad plugin, allowing designers to search and download its computer-aided design (CAD) models directly within the KiCad PCB design environment.
One final update from the Infineon site in Villach The shell of Infinion's massive expansion in Villach, Austria now stands complete. Both the research and factory building are standing tall and the company is in full swing working on the facade as well as the interior.
Tower Semiconductor hit by cyber attack The semiconductor company says that it has taken measures to prevent the expansion of the event, but at this point there is no assessment as to the actual effect on the company.
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SMIC responds to reports about a potential blacklist situation Chinese semiconductor foundry, Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC), found itself in eye of the storm following reports of a potential U.S. ban, much like the one experienced by Huawei.
ON Semi CEO plans to retire ON Semiconductor's president and CEO, Keith D. Jackson, intends to retire from ON Semiconductor in May 2021.
YES partners with Link Fab in Singapore and Malaysia YES (Yield Engineering Systems, Inc.), a manufacturer of process equipment for the semiconductor advanced packaging, life sciences and AR/VR markets, says it has signed an agreement with Link Fab to provide sales and service for YES's clean, coat and cure systems in Singapore and Malaysia.
Former Digi-Key executive to bring expertise to RS and Allied Electrocomponents has announced the appointment of Chris Beeson to the role of Group Senior Vice President Electronics. Chris will report directly to COO Mike England and will be based at the headquarters of Allied Electronics & Automation in Fort Worth, Texas, USA.
Siltronic ramps up GaN wafer activities with Aixtron system Siltronic AG strengthens its GaN on Silicon wafer activities with an AIX G5+ C system from Aixtron.
Osram went head to head with its contract manufacturer The Munich-based company says that it protects its know how and has concluded a settlement with Taiwanese contract manufacturer Lextar Electronics
Panasonic completes transfer of its semiconductor business Panasonic says it has completed the transfer of its semiconductor business to Nuvoton Technology Corporation, a Taiwan-based semiconductor company under the Winbond Electronics umbrella.
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Orioles manager Buck Showalter said he likes having the game in Adam Jones' hands.
There's no wonder why. Jones has delivered in the clutch this season. Even during his biggest slump of the season -- Jones snapped an 0-for-18 slump with a ninth-inning single -- he still wanted to be aggressive at the plate.
"Oh my gosh!" he said. "Getting a little frustrated there. One thing I'm not going to do is stop swinging the bat. It's part of who I am, it's the reason I got to the big leagues."
Jones' two-run walk-off home run in the 12th inning Saturday gave the Orioles a 6-4 win over the Phillies. It was also the third time Jones has hit a game-winning homer for the Orioles this season.
"I think we like to play a lot longer than the nine innings," Jones said about the Orioles' eighth straight extra-inning win. "We enjoy that. We enjoy the overtime. I don't know, man. I think we're on the pace to play the most innings by any team this year. Hey, that's part of the game. If we don't win it in nine, hopefully we can win it 12, 15 or 17."
Funny that Jones picks those numbers -- 12th, 15th and 17th -- because that's when he has hit his extra-inning homers.
Here's a closer look at Jones' three extra-inning game-winning homers:
at Oriole Park at Camden Yards
Orioles 6, Phillies 4
Bottom of 12th
Two-run homer
One on and no out
0-1 slider
off B.J. Rosenberg
May 16
at Kauffman Stadium
Orioles 4, Royals 3
Top of 15th
Solo homer
No on and one out
2-2 knuckle curve
off Nathan Adcock
May 6
at Fenway Park
Orioles 9, Red Sox 6
Top of 17th
Three-run homer
Two on and one out
1-1 cutter
off Darnell McDonald


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